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kaution35August 1, 2013

Fight should not have been stopped. Guy was getting hit and knocked down but his reflects and ability to pop up, get out of submission attempts and still decent footwork should have been allowed to be taken in to consideration. Ref had his back to him and couldn’t even see him bounce up. Eyes didn’t go blank. I’m just shaking my head. Was he getting his ass beat? ure but he was still in the fight. Period.

Man that guy has quick recovery. Guy gets KO’d almost 3 times in one round, I say good stoppage. You’ll notice the guy never actually got up from the last one or complained. He was out on his feet from the 2nd one. But damn, that recovery is quick. Reminds of old Wanderlei.

As it’s been pointed out, the guy didn’t complain. You can be out on your feet without being “out of it.” I say good stop. The ref was there seeing the guy wasn’t reacting to the punches coming at him. TKO is TKO. Nothing says someone has to be incapacitated for the fight to be stopped.
On another note, I notice how Bellator fighters don’t get on their bicycles as a way to defend against the punch. Instead, they are more likely than UFC fighters to slip punches and counter. And when they get hit, they don’t run away.